Leslie Marr
Woodland village
Found at
Christies,
London
20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, Lot 233
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2006
20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, Lot 233
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2006
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 840 GBP
Price realised: 840 GBP
Description
Leslie Marr (b. 1922)
Woodland village
signed and dated 'Marr. 63' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Woodland village
signed and dated 'Marr. 63' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
A top price for Leslie Marr
In December 2006 Christies in London held the auction 20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, which included the work Woodland village by Leslie Marr. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 840.00 (€ 1,246.67), 20% above the upper estimate. With this result, Woodland village is even the most expensive work of art by Leslie Marr that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Leslie Marr
Im Dezember 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion 20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges durch, in der auch die Arbeit Woodland village von Leslie Marr zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 840,00 (€ 1.246,67) und damit 20% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Woodland village sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Leslie Marr, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Leslie Marr - Auction history
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